Jasmine Denise Richards (born June 28, 1990) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Margaret "Peggy" Dupree in the ''

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'' series, as well as Margaret Browning-Levesque in the Family Channel sitcom ''

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'' and Judge Tara in ''

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''.

Life and career

Richards was born in

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, Ontario to immigrants from

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. She moved to Oakville at the age of 1. She went to

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. She became interested in acting at 11 years old, getting an acting job at her first open audition. Richards made her first introduction as a chlid star, playing Shakira in the television series ''

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''. She starred as Alice Hope, the lead character, in the 2005 independent film ''Devotion''. From 2005 to 2007, Richards then played Margaret Browning-Levesque in the Canadian television series ''

'' along with

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. In the U.S., Richards also appeared in many of

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's ''Express Yourself'' segments with her ''Naturally, Sadie'' co-stars. In 2007, Richards made an appearance in the television series ''

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''. In 2008, Richards appeared in the

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television film ''

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''. The same year, Richards also appeared in the

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'' as Margaret "Peggy" Dupree. In 2010, Richards returned to reprise her role as Peggy in '' Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam'', a sequel to ''Camp Rock''. In the first ''Camp Rock'' film, she performed the song "Here I Am". However, her singing voice was recorded by

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trom.Jasmine Richards
Radio Disney interview via Tommy2.net

Filmography

2Talk with Tatm Augustine Herself

Discography

Soundtrack albums: * 2010: '' Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam'' Songs: * 2009: "Forgotten (Demo)" from Music Myspace Page * 2009: "Praise Waiteth for Thee" from Music Myspace Page * 2009: "Overruled! Theme Song" from ''

'' * 2009: "All Right Now" from ''Overruled!'' * 2011: "You Have the Power" with Thomas L.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Richards, Jasmine 1990 births 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from Toronto Black Canadian actresses Canadian child actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian people of Barbadian descent Canadian television actresses Living people Musicians from Toronto People from Oakville, Ontario People from Scarborough, Toronto 21st-century Canadian women singers